Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 85.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 94.0% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 52.0% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.9% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Bridgetown

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$20.00 BBD40.00	+101.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$10.00 BBD20.00	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.42 BBD4.83	+132.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$1.50 BBD3.00	+163.2%
Average			+81.1%

Santo Domingo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.0% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$3.83 BBD7.67	+153.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$4.49 BBD8.97	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$15.40 BBD30.80	+197.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$6.33 BBD12.67	+170.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$4.38 BBD8.77	+73.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.49 BBD4.98	+72.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.44 BBD2.88	+292.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$2.38 BBD4.75	+92.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$2.27 BBD4.54	+172.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.82 BBD1.64	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.05 BBD2.10	+4.9%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 52.0% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$7.76 BBD15.52	+44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	??
Average			+52.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$81.25 BBD162.50	+123.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+223.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$149.12 BBD298.24	+110.3%
Average			+126.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	??

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pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.50 BBD5.00	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$5.67 BBD11.33	+149.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$63.33 BBD126.67	+113.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$15.00 BBD30.00	+101.0%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$52.50 BBD105.00	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$33.75 BBD67.50	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$125.00 BBD250.00	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$81.25 BBD162.50	-34.7%
Average			-6.1%

Santo Domingo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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